Thursday, April 10, 2014

Gordurinha means fatso in Portuguese. The skinny fellow's real name was Waldeck Artur Macedo. This is Gordurinha's first appearance on my blog, thanks to a recommendation from a friend and fellow collector Sindei.The brilliant Gordurinhadied from an overdose at age 47 in 1969. His recording career, spanning 1958-1963, was painfully short. He recorded very little after the military coup in 1964, which he staunchly opposed. He may be the earliest forró giant to pass on. His most famous composition was Chiclete Com Banana, which was arguably the most famous composition of the co-writer, Jackson do Pandiero. Chiclete Com Banana just scratches the surface of Gordurinha's wonderful recorded work. Below is a film of Gordurinha performing Baiano Burro Nasce Morto. I replaced the murky audio from a rare YouTube clip with a top shelf vinyl transfer, although the sync is slightly off.

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About ForróLPGringo

Welcome to Forró LP Gringo. Forró is a banner term covering a variety of northeastern Brazilian rhythms and styles, including Baião, Côco, Rojão, Xaxado, Xote and Arrasta-Pé. Forró is a massive popular music genre in Brazil. It may also be the least known and exported Brazilian music. This blog was created to share northeastern Brazilian music and provide some context for the releases. As my collection has grown, my focus has shifted from cherry-picking the best tracks from long out-of-print LPs to preserving great music that has never been reissued.